One of my units for the next semester is going to focus on genetics. I am extremely excited that I have the opportunity to teach this lesson since it is one of my favorite subjects in Biology. I will be teaching the unit to two different Bio 1 classes composed of mostly all 11th graders with a few 10th graders mixed in. Some activities that I hope to do are possible punnet squares with different plants. The students can do these in groups in order to do more plants. Another activity that I find to be very interesting and it is something my my CT has done in the past is to trace some of your parents genes (eye color, hair color, ect.) and find out what the probability is that you would end up the way that you did.
I believe that this lesson will give me a good chance to show some of my teaching styles and will give me a good opportunity to get to know some of the students and get to know where they've come from. I think the students will enjoy this unit because it is something that is extremely easy to relate to their life and from what I've seen so far, the students are very motivated and encouraged to learn.
GSEs LS1 (7-8) - 3 Students demonstrate an understanding of reproduction by …
3a explaining reproduction as a fundamental process by which the new individual receives genetic information from parent(s).
3b describing forms of asexual reproduction that involve the genetic contribution of only one parent (e.g., binary fission, budding, vegetative propagation, regeneration).
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the degree of genetic relationships among organisms by …
6a using given data (diagrams, charts, narratives, etc.) and advances in technology to explain how our understanding of genetic variation has developed over time.
I believe that this lesson will give me a good chance to show some of my teaching styles and will give me a good opportunity to get to know some of the students and get to know where they've come from. I think the students will enjoy this unit because it is something that is extremely easy to relate to their life and from what I've seen so far, the students are very motivated and encouraged to learn.
GSEs
LS1 (7-8) - 3
Students demonstrate an understanding of reproduction by …
3a explaining reproduction as a fundamental process by which the new individual receives genetic information from parent(s).
3b describing forms of asexual reproduction that involve the genetic contribution of only one parent (e.g., binary fission, budding, vegetative propagation, regeneration).
LS3 (9-11) - 6
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the degree of genetic relationships among organisms by …
6a using given data (diagrams, charts, narratives, etc.) and advances in technology to explain how our understanding of genetic variation has developed over time.